. >> i'm aar gilcrest. >> we do want to get you to the forecast. r thl forecast, from the expert. melissa is staing by with a check on the iroad. just waiting my turn. >> all right. >> we're a talkiut a lot of rain for tonight on into the weekend. so be umbrella ready. no doubt about it. a big time storm. the big swirl down here is still northwt of houston, but it's got so much dynamic energy. look at this. 's changing the rain over to snow here on the southwest sides of the dallas ft. worth metro area. that's crazy. meanwhile, big time rains and a severe weather threat today across florida. so if you're flying somewhere today, dallas ft. worth, atlanta, down to florida, changing planes in chicago or cincinnati, be on the look out. there could be significant travel delays for flyers. locally it's seasonably chilly this morning. 20s and 30s around thearea. be ready to use the windshield wipers later on todayaiecause the is coming. it will be dry for the ride in. it likely to be raining by the time you get home. i'll detail the t ting of heaviest rain coming up. >> taking a look now